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Divisive players
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Hunt played well in the first season but didn't score manyHalix said:
Andy Hunt was one of those players that didnt make a great initial impression before becoming a favorite, I would add Stuart Balmer and Mark Aizlewood to that list.WSS said:I seem to remember a lot of people moaning about Andy Hunt, bizarrely.
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Jordan Cousins maybe?2
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Mathias Svennson
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Always remember liking Steve Jones and Martin Pringle to the bafflement of friends and family...0
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Mathias Svennson? He was a terrible signing who everyone was glad to see the back of. If you want to pick a genuinely divisive Swedish striker from that period then it has to be Martin Pringle.calydon_road said:Mathias Svennson
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Cally Messi....mates think he's superb.
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Never done this before butSantaClaus said:
Mathias Svennson? He was a terrible signing who everyone was glad to see the back of. If you want to pick a genuinely divisive Swedish striker from that period then it has to be Martin Pringle.calydon_road said:Mathias Svennson
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No one has mentioned any keepers yet. I give you Andy Pettersen and Nicky Weaver.0
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Paul Gorman. The fans wanted him in because he scored goals but the Management didn't rate him.1
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That early crunching tackle Jon Fortune does on Andy Johnson is delightful, couldn't stand Johnson and always thought he was cack!RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
Such a disappointment he was for not living up to the player he could have been. He was a marquee signing when he rocked up and thought he was gonna tear the league apart. Will always be a hero for palace in the last minute though.... never get sick of watching this and was a great atmosphere being there.. (the moneyshot starts at 5.30)boggzy said:Dennis
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Yoni Buyens
Would have him back in an instant. A very good footballer and always kept play ticking over, accurate passer of the ball.
Divise not just for his style of play but also had the Belgium and network stigmas going against him4 -
To be fair, most 6ft 7in people have trouble tying their laces up.I_Saw_Semedo_Score said:
Not fit to tie Carl's boots.rikofold said:Leaburn the epitome (I loved him) .
Suspect Mak is the current day Leaburn?
That's why, when not on the football field they wear slip ons.
Big Mak wears flip flops at home, which is ironic when you see his
Performances go from the Sublime:
Hull and Sheff Wednesday at home.
Hull second half was as good as it gets for a target man.
To the ridiculous: Ipswich at home was the worse performance i have seen from a target man and it was on TV.
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Luke Young used to divide opinion. Eh @Stone0
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I liked Mat SvenssonSantaClaus said:
Mathias Svennson? He was a terrible signing who everyone was glad to see the back of. If you want to pick a genuinely divisive Swedish striker from that period then it has to be Martin Pringle.calydon_road said:Mathias Svennson
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Ditto, certainly a lot better than Martin Pringle, imho.Garrymanilow said:
I liked Mat SvenssonSantaClaus said:
Mathias Svennson? He was a terrible signing who everyone was glad to see the back of. If you want to pick a genuinely divisive Swedish striker from that period then it has to be Martin Pringle.calydon_road said:Mathias Svennson
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I liked Pringle to to be honest. I liked that instead of relying on just one quality goalscorer in the Prem Curbs would bring in five strikers who would always get you 5 or so goals over the course of the season. It meant that we were never prolific and we sat through some turgid performances up front, but we also didn't spaff away all our money on a striker who might not settle and we weren't up the creek if he hit bad form. Good old CurbsExiled_Addick said:
Ditto, certainly a lot better than Martin Pringle, imho.Garrymanilow said:
I liked Mat SvenssonSantaClaus said:
Mathias Svennson? He was a terrible signing who everyone was glad to see the back of. If you want to pick a genuinely divisive Swedish striker from that period then it has to be Martin Pringle.calydon_road said:Mathias Svennson
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That's interesting - I don't think I ever heard anyone have a bad word to say about Jonah - I guess it must have depended on where you were in the ground. I know the one season I sat in the West I got so fucked off with all the miserable cunts around me that I lost my rag a couple of times - but that was well after Jones had gone.cafckev said:The top three are Big Carl Steve Mackenzie and Keith Jones. Both real love em or hate em type players. They are are all in my top ften players ever to play for us.
Mackenzie definitely though. I was pretty young and can remember blokes almost fighting about him.0 -
I think part of my dislike for Pringle came from the fact the bloke who sat behind me seemed to think Pringle was the greatest player ever to wear a Charlton shirt.Garrymanilow said:
I liked Pringle to to be honest. I liked that instead of relying on just one quality goalscorer in the Prem Curbs would bring in five strikers who would always get you 5 or so goals over the course of the season. It meant that we were never prolific and we sat through some turgid performances up front, but we also didn't spaff away all our money on a striker who might not settle and we weren't up the creek if he hit bad form. Good old CurbsExiled_Addick said:
Ditto, certainly a lot better than Martin Pringle, imho.Garrymanilow said:
I liked Mat SvenssonSantaClaus said:
Mathias Svennson? He was a terrible signing who everyone was glad to see the back of. If you want to pick a genuinely divisive Swedish striker from that period then it has to be Martin Pringle.calydon_road said:Mathias Svennson
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Tbf, he had his moments, was a bit too in and out for my liking. Svennson was pretty limited (although much better than a lot of strikers I've seen toil away at the Valley) but was never left wanting for effort.
But those are the ones who've always divided fans. We can all get behind a talented grafter because... well.. their usually cracking players. Below that though I think you either value effort over skill or vice versa, so you will get people who dislike Ambrose of Sam for what they perceive as being lazy while others forgive the inconsistency for the occasional moment of skill that may have won us the points. On the flip side some will bemoan the absence of skill or flair in a player like Holland or, currently, Cousins while others think they're the bees knees because they do a lot of running covering the gaps players like Ambrose will sometimes leave.0 -
Indeed. One of the most over-rated. A decent premier right back but no Maldini like some thought.suzisausage said:Luke Young used to divide opinion. Eh @Stone
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You're right Dave but I know for a fact that Colin Walsh rated him highly which was a good enough endorsement for me and the appreciation I always showed towards the big fella.DaveMehmet said:Nothing will top Leaburn
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Dale Stephens is a great shout from someone earlier. I thought he was class, others hated him.2
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I always thought Pringle had a decent partnership with Andy Hunt in the title-winning season. I may have remembered this wrong, but after Bolton knocked us out of the quarter-finals (was it?) of the FA Cup at their ground, we had the same fixture in the league a couple of weeks later, and, I seem to remember, Pringle setting up Hunt's goal and Hunt setting up Pringle's goal to beat them 2-0.2
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Amdy Faye.
Oh wait sorry I'm confusing divisive with unifying.0 -
Agreed. I thought he was direAddickforlife said:Dale Stephens is a great shout from someone earlier. I thought he was class, others hated him.
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Agreed, he was the best 'footballer' alongside Kermorgant in that squad.Addickforlife said:Dale Stephens is a great shout from someone earlier. I thought he was class, others hated him.
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Paul Mortimer - I loved him (and still do!) and my dad thought he was a "lazy waste of space" who had 1 great game then 5 stinkers.
Karlan Ahearne- Grant - when I saw him live on tv verses Fulham I thought we had a real talent on our hands. He was making space, beating players and wanting the ball. Now though I'm not so sure, as although understandably low on confidence with how it's gone this season, the pace I saw seems to have gone and also the movement. Hopefully he will come good. Oh, and my dad thought he was sh*t from the start.0 -
Surprised no mention of Andy Peake - the subject of much debate, at times quite heated - in the Sainsbury's End at Selhurst.0
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RedChaser said:
You're right Dave but I know for a fact that Colin Walsh rated him highly which was a good enough endorsement for me and the appreciation I always showed towards the big fella.DaveMehmet said:Nothing will top Leaburn
And at the time, Clive Mendonca said that Leaburn was the best forward he'd played alongside.
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Kelly Youga divided opinion .1
